Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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